Celebrating Dominican Folklore and More with Maestro Ivan Dominguez

Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 2:00 PM (EST)

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February 2, 2013: Celebrating Dominican Folklore

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Thank you for your interest in the Association of Dominican Classical Artists concert series. The next concert will be held Friday, May 24, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Tribute Concert to Dominican Composer Dante Cucurullo

And in observance of Dominican Heritage Month and the bicentennial of the birth ofJuan Pablo Duarte (1813-1876), founding father of the Dominican Republic.

Saturday, February 2, 2013, at 2:00pm

Aaron Davis Hall, Theater B

On the Campus of The City College of New York

Between 133rd and 135th Streets and Convent Avenue

This program features performances of dances spectacularly choreographed by the renowned Dominican scholar, educator, and performer Maestro Iván Domínguez and his Conjunto Folclórico, whose repertoire includes more than 50 dances from the Afro-Dominican and colonial Spanish traditions such as merengue, bachata, vals, and the mangulina.

Mr. Domínguez and his ensemble will be accompanied by The Camerata Washington Heights under the direction of Adán Vasquez. The music featured will be by Dominican composers Julio Alberto Hernández, Nicolás Guillén-Juan, Francisco (Pancho) García, Luis Frias Sandoval, Alejandro Martínez and others.

FREE ADMISSION

The concert is open to the public free of charge thanks to generous support from the office of Honorable Ydanis Rodriguez, Member of the New York City Council. The series is co-sponsored by the President's office of City College of New York.

Aaron Davis Hall, Theater B, The City College of New York
Convent Ave New York,
NY 10027

Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 2:00 PM (EST)

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Association of Dominican Classical Artists, Inc.

Founded in 1980 by musicians and composers of Dominican descent living and working in New York City, the Association of Dominican Classical Artists (ADCA) has as its mission to: foster appreciation for the art and folkloric music of the Dominican Republic, and by composers of Dominican descent who live or have lived in the United States; create performance spaces for its artists; and, bring live musical performances to communities with little or no access to such programming. We accomplish our mission by presenting concerts and educational programs.

ADCA is a nonprofit organization, fiscally-sponsored by Fractured Atlas. All donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.